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Who doesn't love a good mystery? Listening to mystery audiobooks is a great way to feel some semblance of order in an often chaotic world. The clues are there for you to solve along, and by the end, it will all come together in an incredibly satisfying manner. There’s a formula to the genre, sure, but the best mysteries still surprise you and often subvert expectations. These mystery writers take the genre to a new level. Here's our pick of their best listens.
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Farewell, Amethystine
- By: Walter Mosley
- Narrated by: Michael Boatman
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
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Easy Rawlins’ latest client sends him down a warren of memory and nostalgia, blinding him to reason and risk, from “master of the genre,” (Washington Post) Walter Mosley....
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Another great work!
- By A. D’Jean on 09-18-24
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Farewell, Amethystine
- Narrated by: Michael Boatman
- Series: Easy Rawlins, Book 16
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 06-04-24
- Language: English
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The Awkward Black Man
- Stories
- By: Walter Mosley
- Narrated by: Mirron Willis
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Mosley presents distinct characters as they struggle to move through the world in each of these stories - heroes who are awkward, nerdy, self-defeating, self-involved, and, on the whole, odd....
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Don't just listen, think.
- By Alonzo on 04-13-21
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The Awkward Black Man
- Stories
- Narrated by: Mirron Willis
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 11-10-20
- Language: English
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A Red Death
- An Easy Rawlins Mystery
- By: Walter Mosley
- Narrated by: Michael Boatman
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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It's 1953 in Red-baiting, blacklisting Los Angeles, a moral tar pit ready to swallow Easy Rawlins....
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I Did Not See That Coming
- By She Used That on 06-21-18
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A Red Death
- An Easy Rawlins Mystery
- Narrated by: Michael Boatman
- Series: Easy Rawlins, Book 2
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 11-25-09
- Language: English
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Inside a Silver Box
- By: Walter Mosley
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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In Inside a Silver Box, two people brought together by a horrific act are united in a common cause by the powers of the Silver Box....
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Another good Mosley book
- By James Ford on 03-04-15
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Inside a Silver Box
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 01-27-15
- Language: English
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Every Man a King
- A King Oliver Novel
- By: Walter Mosley
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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In this highly anticipated sequel to the Edgar award winner Down the River Unto the Sea, Joe King Oliver is entangled in a dangerous case when he's asked to investigate whether a white nationalist is being unjustly set up....
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Very difficult to follow
- By socca_dad on 03-03-23
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Every Man a King
- A King Oliver Novel
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Series: King Oliver, Book 2
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 02-21-23
- Language: English
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47
- By: Walter Mosley
- Narrated by: Ossie Davis
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
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In his first book for young adults, best-selling author Walter Mosley deftly weaves historical and speculative fiction into a powerful narrative about the nature of freedom....
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Poignant, powerful tale, richly narrated
- By Stef on 03-15-07
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47
- Narrated by: Ossie Davis
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 04-15-05
- Language: English
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The Man in My Basement
- By: Walter Mosley
- Narrated by: Ernie Hudson
- Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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This masterpiece by celebrated New York Times bestselling author Walter Mosley is the mysterious story of a young Black man who agrees to an unusual bargain to save the home that has belonged to his family for generations....
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Well, it's different
- By Ken on 04-15-04
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The Man in My Basement
- Narrated by: Ernie Hudson
- Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 01-14-04
- Language: English
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The Tempest Tales
- By: Walter Mosley
- Narrated by: Ty Jones
- Length: 4 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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i>The Tempest Tales, an Essence Book Club Recommended Read, features Tempest Landry, a black man shot down by an over-eager cop. But that's not the end of the line....
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Another Great Creation
- By Kristina on 03-06-09
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The Tempest Tales
- Narrated by: Ty Jones
- Length: 4 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 11-24-08
- Language: English
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Charcoal Joe
- An Easy Rawlins Mystery
- By: Walter Mosley
- Narrated by: Michael Boatman
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins finds his life in transition. He's ready to - finally - propose to his girlfriend, Bonnie Shay, and start a life together....
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Charcoal Joe is another excellent "Easy Rawlins" tale.
- By CA Woods on 12-17-16
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Charcoal Joe
- An Easy Rawlins Mystery
- Narrated by: Michael Boatman
- Series: Easy Rawlins, Book 14
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 06-14-16
- Language: English
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Merge - Disciple
- Two Short Novels from Crosstown to Oblivion
- By: Walter Mosley
- Narrated by: Bernard K. Addison, JD Jackson
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Raleigh Redman loved Nicci Charbon until she left him heartbroken. Then he hit the lotto for 24 million dollars, quit his minimum-wage job, and set his sights on one goal....
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Other Wordly ~
- By R. Pontiflet on 02-17-14
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Merge - Disciple
- Two Short Novels from Crosstown to Oblivion
- Narrated by: Bernard K. Addison, JD Jackson
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 10-02-12
- Language: English
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Six Easy Pieces
- Easy Rawlins Stories
- By: Walter Mosley
- Narrated by: M.E. Willis
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
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This handsome collection contains six interconnected stories. Fans can now add these original stories in Six Easy Pieces to their Walter Mosley library: "Smoke," "Crimson Stain," "Silver Lining," "Lavender," "Gato Green," "Gray-Eyed Death," and "Amber Gate"....
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Before LIttle Scarlet and Cinnamon Kiss
- By Catriona on 01-03-06
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Six Easy Pieces
- Easy Rawlins Stories
- Narrated by: M.E. Willis
- Series: Easy Rawlins, Book 8
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 07-25-03
- Language: English
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Killing Johnny Fry
- A Sexistential Novel
- By: Walter Mosley
- Narrated by: Percy O'Hara
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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When Cordell Carmel catches his longtime girlfriend with another man, the act he witnesses seems to dissolve all the boundaries he knows....
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Really Dark and Raw!
- By Ebjaden on 04-20-15
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Killing Johnny Fry
- A Sexistential Novel
- Narrated by: Percy O'Hara
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 03-17-15
- Language: English
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Fortunate Son
- By: Walter Mosley
- Narrated by: Lorraine Toussaint
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
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In a powerful story of modern-day resilience and redemption, Tommy and Eric forge their separate ways in the world, each confronting the challenges of his sphere....
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Very Disappointing
- By Myron on 05-27-06
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Fortunate Son
- Narrated by: Lorraine Toussaint
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 04-10-06
- Language: English
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Fear Itself
- A Fearless Jones Novel
- By: Walter Mosley
- Narrated by: Don Cheadle
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
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Paris Minton is a man who would just as soon walk away from trouble as stand up to it. But in 1950s Los Angeles...
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One of the best
- By Jody R. Nathan on 03-10-05
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Fear Itself
- A Fearless Jones Novel
- Narrated by: Don Cheadle
- Series: Fearless Jones, Book 2
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 07-25-03
- Language: English
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Blood Grove
- By: Walter Mosley
- Narrated by: Michael Boatman
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
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Walter Mosley's infamous Detective Easy Rawlins is back, with a new mystery to solve on the sun-soaked streets of Southern California....
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Lots of stuff...nothing that really mattered
- By Lovie247 on 02-17-21
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Blood Grove
- Narrated by: Michael Boatman
- Series: Easy Rawlins, Book 15
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 02-02-21
- Language: English
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Little Scarlet: Booktrack Edition
- A Novel
- By: Walter Mosley
- Narrated by: Michael Boatman
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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An irresistible story of love and death, this latest Easy Rawlins mystery takes place during the devastating 1965 Watts riots. Easy's hunt for a killer reveals a new city emerging from the ashes—and a new life for Easy and his friends....
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the book about the time and place it took.
- By charles davis on 03-18-24
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Little Scarlet: Booktrack Edition
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Michael Boatman
- Series: Easy Rawlins, Book 9
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 08-15-22
- Language: English
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Rose Gold: An Easy Rawlins Mystery
- By: Walter Mosley
- Narrated by: JD Jackson
- Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
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Rose Gold is two colors, one woman, and a big headache....
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Glad to have Easy Rawlins and Mouse back on the scene. They were missed.
- By carolina girl on 07-16-15
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Rose Gold: An Easy Rawlins Mystery
- Narrated by: JD Jackson
- Series: Easy Rawlins, Book 13
- Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 09-23-14
- Language: English
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The Gift of Fire & On the Head of a Pin
- Two Short Novels from Crosstown to Oblivion
- By: Walter Mosley
- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman, Beresford Bennett
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
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As punishment, Prometheus was bound to a rock. But in The Gift of Fire, those chains cease to be, and the champion of man walks from that immortal prison into present-day South Central Los Angeles....
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Love Mosley's take on science fiction and fantasy!
- By mary on 09-26-12
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The Gift of Fire & On the Head of a Pin
- Two Short Novels from Crosstown to Oblivion
- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman, Beresford Bennett
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 05-08-12
- Language: English
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Touched
- By: Walter Mosley
- Narrated by: Leon Nixon
- Length: 3 hrs and 23 mins
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Martin Just wakes up one morning after what feels like, and might actually be, a centuries-long sleep with two new innate pieces of knowledge: Humanity is a virus destined to destroy all existence. And he is the Cure....
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Quick Good Read
- By Aimee W. Wallace-hodo on 12-05-23
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Touched
- Narrated by: Leon Nixon
- Length: 3 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 10-24-23
- Language: English
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Black Betty
- An Easy Rawlins Mystery
- By: Walter Mosley
- Narrated by: Michael Boatman
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
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Detective Easy Rawlins returns in a mystery set in 1961 Los Angeles as Easy accepts a job searching for a beautiful woman nicknamed Black Betty who works as a housekeeper in Beverly Hills....
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I'm already looking fwd 2 my next "Easy" adventure
- By Xavier on 05-05-17
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Black Betty
- An Easy Rawlins Mystery
- Narrated by: Michael Boatman
- Series: Easy Rawlins, Book 4
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 10-15-09
- Language: English
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